“We mainly blew the first half. We did not really let Milan do anything, we had about four chances,” jubilant Plzen coach Pavel Vrba said.

“Then in three minutes we conceded two goals, which were both very cheap. But we showed some strong will, we wanted to show attacking football which was risky because it opened space for breakaways, but it paid off,” he added.

Czech champions Plzen finished the group in third place behind Milan, with Barcelona on top and BATE Borisov in fourth place after their 4-0 hammering by the Spanish champions.

Milan rotated their squad slightly having been assured of second spot and handed a first start of the season to defender Philippe Mexes, who has recovered from a cruciate ligament tear.